NCYC 2025 UPDATES

This historic downtown hotel is a five-minute walk from shops, dining, and entertainment. Lucas Oil Stadium, the Indiana Convention Center, and St. John the Evangelist Church (conference venues) are less than a mile away. The hotel includes a free hot breakfast. For more information, click the button below.

High school students have the chance to showcase their creativity by creating a fun and engaging video about NCYC for a chance to win a pass to NCYC 2025! For full details and guidelines, click the button below.

Gian Gamboa is a Catholic speaker and musician who helps young people develop a personal relationship with Jesus so they can experience the fullness of the Catholic faith. His life’s mission is to empower youth to become who God made them to be. He wants all people to encounter Christ and fall in love with Him so that “they may have life and have it abundantly!” (John 10:10) Gian has given more than 1,000 talks in over 300 venues across the country. He loves to eat giant burgers, play basketball, and watch 90’s movies. Born in the Philippines, raised in California, but a Texan at heart -- Gian lives in Austin, TX with his wife and two kids.

Sister Elfie Del Rosario, FMA, is known to many as “The Happy Nun.” Sr. Elfie was born in Nigeria and raised in the Philippines, where she attended college. Sr. Elfie eventually moved to New Jersey and applied her psychology degree to teaching children with special needs. She entered the Salesian Sisters in 2009 and currently serves as the vocations director for the Salesian Sisters of St. John Bosco, in the eastern province of the United States. Sr. Elfie takes her ministry seriously, even when it involves a dunk tank! Visit the Salesian Sisters online at www.happynun.com.

The National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry (NFCYM), the organizers of NCYC, has changed the process for how dioceses purchase tickets and request hotel rooms for the conference. NFCYM has also changed the process for collecting NFCYM/NCYC Legal Agreement from all participants ahead of the conference. While most of these changes will not effect parish group leaders, they will require parish group leaders to play a more active role in managing their group's tickets/sharing pilgrims' information with NFCYM. More updates on how this will effect deadlines/due dates and our diocese's processes will be shared in the coming weeks! PLEASE KNOW THESE CHANGES DO NOT EFFECT THE ONLINE PARISH REGISTRATION PROCESS!

Below you will find a recording of the meeting as well as the Powerpoint presentation and notes from the meeting! If you were unable to attend the meeting and would like to chat about the information shared during the meeting/in the resources below, please email Mark at Mark.Capellazzi@dor.org.

The NCYC 2025 Group Leader Portal provides all information, forms, resources, and important details for the conference in one place. The portal is now live and contains several different sections. More will be added to the portal in the coming weeks and months so please check it regularly. Highlights of what has been added will always be shared in these NCYC Updates! Check out the portal by clicking the button below!

The Office of Evangelization & Catechesis would like to get a feel for which parishes are interested in participating in NCYC 2025! We ask that parishes complete the short survey by clicking the button below. The feedback will help us as we begin planning our pilgrimage while allowing parishes to be a part of the planning process.

• Hotel Information- NEW!
• Official NCYC 2025 Logo- NEW!
• Parish Social Media Posts- NEW!
  
• Diocese of Rochester NCYC 2025 Group Leader Guide
  
• Downtown Indianapolis Dining Guide
  
• 10 Reasons for NCYC Participation Infographic
• Media Coverage & Informational Videos (Catholic Courier)
• Music Playlist- National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC)
  
• NCYC 101 for Parish Leaders (NFCYM)
• NCYC 2023 Recap Video
• NCYC 2025 Behavior Guidelines
• NCYC 2025 FAQ’s
• NCYC 2025 Flyer (For Parish Use)
• NCYC 2025 Fundraising Guide
• NCYC 2025 Packing List
• NCYC 2025 Preview Meeting Notes
• NFCYM Adult Code of Conduct
• NFCYM Youth Code of Conduct
• Pilgrim Journal for NCYC
• What is NCYC? Video

The National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) is a powerfully unique three-day experience of prayer, community, evangelization, catechesis, service, and empowerment for Catholic teenagers (of high school age) and their adult chaperones. NCYC is the premiere Catholic youth event on a national scale that gathers people from all across America for a life-changing encounter with Christ.

NCYC 2025

November 20-22, 2025

Lucas Oil Stadium & Indiana Convention Center

Indianapolis, IN

Mark Capellazzi, Project Coordinator of Youth and Young Adult Ministry x1375

Email: mark.capellazzi@dor.org
Website: oec.dor.org
Location: 1150 Buffalo Road, Rochester, NY, USA
Phone: 585-328-3228